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The Foundation for Auteur Theory

By Mitch | Published: 2008/08/18
I am deeply entrenched in The Cinema Book, 2nd Ed. edited by Pam Cook and Mieke Bernink (third edition now out, no idea what the difference might be, other than less used copies available for film students). I am walking through the book in my study of Auteur Theory. Thus far, I have covered a [...]
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Film Criticism: A Basic Conflict

By Mitch | Published: 2008/08/18
I am studying classical film criticism, mostly Auteur Theory (which I will get into much greater depth later). I have studied most of this in the past, but I am bringing a new angle to this research now that I am not being forced to do it by graduation requirements. There exists in classical film [...]
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